ALEX

DAMARJIAN 773.454.7795 alex@damarjian.com

Education
01 BA , Columbia College Chicago,
Animation

07 MAT, Columbia College Chicago,

Certified Math and Computer Science Teacher

12 MS, DePaul University,

College of Computing and Digital MEDIA

16 MFA , Savannah College of Art Design,

College of Interactive Media and Game Dev.
Present PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology
~ Technology and Humanities
2020

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
15
~
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Tenure Track),
GAME ART & ANIMATION COORDINATOR
Present Columbia College Chicago
Courses Taught
Game Design and Game Art Courses: Animation Courses:
GAME 201 3D Composition for Int Media ANIM 105 Animation
GAME 205 2D Art for Games ANIM 150 Introduction to Computer Animation
GAME 210 2D Motion for Games ANIM 240 Computer Animation
GAME 215 Character Visualization for Games ANIM 350 Advanced Computer Animation
GAME 230 Game Production ANIM 351 Environmental Design & Modeling
GAME 302 Technical Art Programming ANIM 352 Character Design and Modeling
GAME 330 Advanced 3D for Games
GAME 335 Shading and Surfacing for Games
GAME 337 3D Digital Sculpting
GAME 340 Sound Design for Games II
GAME 370 Studio Collaboration
GAME 436 Advanced 3D Digital Sculpting
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS CONTINUED
10 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
~ Illinois Institute of Art Chicago
15 Courses Taught
Game Art Courses: Animation Courses:
GAD 8101 Introduction to Game Development Entire Animation course work
GAD8102
Interactive Storytelling GEN101 GAD8202 Game Design
& Game Play
GAD8212 Level Design
GAD8213 Game Modeling
GAD8222 Advanced Level Design
GAD8223 Advanced Hard Surface & Organic Modeling
GAD8253 Environmental Modeling GAD8302

10 ADJUNCT,
~ Columbia College Chicago
15 Courses Taught
Game Art Courses: Animation Courses:
GAD8101 Introduction to Game Develop- MAAB3 213D Modeling
ment MAAB222 Storyboarding
GAD8102 Interactive Storytelling & Animatics
GAD8202 Game Design MAAB223 Hard Surface &
& Game Play Organic Modeling
GAD8212 Level Design MAAB3 2320 Animation
GAD8213 Game Modeling
GAD8222 Advanced Level Design
GAD8223 Advanced Hard Surface & Organic
Modeling

07 ADJUNCT, Illinois Institute of Art Shamburg

~ Courses Taught
10 Game Art Courses: Animation Courses:
GADB212 Level Design MAAB3 2130 Modeling
GADB213 Game Modeling MAAB3 2320 Animation
GADB312 Game Animation MAAB242 Character &
GADB313 Advanced Game Prototyping Technical Modeling
MAAB243 Material &
Lighting
GAME INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
15
~
Damarjian Interactive
Link: Damarjian.com
Present
Game Titles: Pdi-Check
Leo A Word Adventure Live Life Responsibly
Ball-Istic My Life As A Bee Vr!

18
~
Vivd Vision
Technical Art Director
Present https://www.seevividly.com/
Game Titles:
Ambloypia Treatment Games

07
~
High Voltage Software
http://www.high-voltage.com/
10 Game Titles: Go Diego Go:
Nickelodeon Fit, Role: User Interface Artist
Role: Character Artist
The Grinder:
Responder Fire Fighting Simula- Role: Character Artist
tor: Role: Environment Artist
The Secret Saturdays :
GhostRecon Tactical War Fighter Role: Lead Character Artist
Role: Character Artist
Ni Hao Kai Lan: Super Game Day:
Iron man 2: Role: Lead Character Artist
Role: Character and Envir Artist
Dora Saves The Crystal Kingdom:
The Conduit Role: Character Artist
Role: Asset Modeler
Disney’sGuilty Party:
Conduit 2 Role: Animator
Role: Asset Modeler

03,05 Midway Games Game Titles:

~ John Woo’s Stranglehold
06 Mortal Kombat VS DC
Role: Contractor/Intern
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS:
19 Title A PATH TO THE GAME INDUSTRY: Environment
Publisher: Focal Press,
Links:
https://www.target.com/p/game-environment-art-a-path-to-the-games-
industry-by-alex-damarjian-paperback/-/A-52418229
Game_Environment_Art.html?id=f6NEjwEACAAJ

20 Title A PATH TO THE GAME INDUSTRY: Character Art

Publisher: Focal Press
JOURNALS:
19 Optometry and Vision Science
Title:
Calibrated Measurement of Acuity, Color and Stereopsis on a Nintendo 3DS
Game
Authors (with Contributor Roles):
Kyle A Smith, OD, MA (Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis;
Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Supervision;
Validation;
Writing – original draft; Writing – review & editing)
Alex G. Damarjian, MAT, MS, MFA (Conceptualization; Formal analysis;
Methodology;
Project administration; Resources; Software; Writing – review & editing)
Aaron Molina (Conceptualization; Formal analysis; Investigation; Methodolo-
gy;
Resources; Software; Writing – review & editing)
Robert W Arnold, MD (Conceptualization; Data curation; Investigation;
Methodology;

18 AAPOS Journal
Title: Sensory testing and stereopsis with nintendo 3DS game
LINK: Link: https://www.jaapos.org/article/S1091-8531(18)30178-2/fulltext
Authors (with Contributor Roles):
Kyle A Smith, OD, MA Validation; Alex G. Damarjian, MAT, MS, MFA, Robert
W Arnold, MD
 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
18 Interview With NBC News
Title: Video Game Eye Test Could Spark Revolution
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5zQ-daf348

18 American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Chicago

Co-Presentation on Games As Treatment Tools

18 The 44th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Pediatric Oph-
thalmology and Strabismus, Washington DC
Co-Presentation on Games As Treatment Tools

16 Chicago Toy and Game Fair

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=altTeoKV5Hc

14 Game Developers Conference:

Serious Games Round Table Group

09 Indian Head Library System/Verizon Wireless

~ Operation Game Creation: Game On!
11
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

05 Ann Nathan Gallery

Title: Society and Peace
Link: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20161205/
NEWS07/161209946/ann-nathan-closing-her-river-north-art-gallery

05 Museum Of Science And Industry

~ Title: Game On
On- Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_On_(exhibition)
going
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
•ILLINOIS GAME DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION
•GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE MEMBER
•SERIOUS GAMES ASSOCIATION

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS

•D-Case Grant Award
•Dean’s List scholar
•Presidential scholar
•National Science Foundation Awardee Full Scholarship
•Teacher of the Year Award, Upward Bound
•E-Follet Full Scholarship
•Getz Full Scholarship
•Teacher of the Year Award, ILIC
•UIC Concept2Venture (C2V) Start-up challenge, 2nd place

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Big Data Analysis: Coding and Programming:
• Algorithms • Langauages: C++ ,C#, Python
• Big Data and Java
• Calculating • Android and IOS
• Compiling Statistics • VR and AR Development
• Data Analytics • Design
• Data Mining • Development: Full Stack and
• Database Design Games
• Database Management • Hardware:PC, Nintendo, Play-
• Data Structures sation
• Documentation • Infrastructure
• UML Modeling • Network Architecture
• Network Security
• Networking
• New Technologies
• Security
• Servers
Art:
• Realistic drawing: Atelier
training.
• Animation: Commercial
and personal.
• Knowledge of art materi-
als and their skillful usage.
• 3D Modeing: Commercial
and personal.
• Character Viz:Academic,
commercial anzzd person-
al.